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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Nia Price & Matthew Dresch

Black henna tattoo became infected and left a 'weeping' wound on kid's arm

A 10-year-old boy was left with a "weeping" wound on his arm after his black henna tattoo became infected.

Lynne Humphreys' son suffered chemical burns after his mum bought him a dragon tattoo when they were on holiday in Turkey.

But 12 days later when it became lumpy and painful, the mum-of-two removed it hoping he'd got away relatively unscathed with just a 'light mark'.

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